Experimental study of tertiary immiscible WAG injection

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 2004-April, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Fernandez Righi E ^a   Royo, J ^a   Gentil, P ^a   Castelo, R ^a   Del Monte, A ^a   Bosco, S ^b  

^a REPSOL YPF   (Spain)

^b Inlab SA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FLUID MECHANICS; GASES; OIL WELL FLOODING; PRODUCED WATER; VISCOSITY; WATER INJECTION;

COMPOSITIONAL EFFECTS; DISPLACEMENT MECHANISMS; MINIMUM MISCIBILITY PRESSURE; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELING; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; RESIDUAL OIL SATURATION; TERTIARY OIL RECOVERY; WATER ALTERNATING GAS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 84977183909     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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